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Noun:
- biology A division into two branches.
- by extension Any place where one thing divides into two.
- Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
- geography A place where two tributaries etc. part or meet.
- mathematics The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as decribed by bifurcation theory.
- nautical The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
- The bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
Source: Wiktionary
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